Forfeit

The final hours of the phase ended and all of the remaining applicants gathered around the area where they started. Numbers got called one by one.

"#406"

Suna stepped forward with a dead look on her face. She gave the girl 6 tags and heard that she passed before proceeding. She just sat down deep in thought and was still thinking what she talked about with Illumi. She tried not to tear up thinking how Killua would hate her if he had known what deal she just made with his devil of a brother. She'd be despised and how could she take being hated by the love of her life.

The girl never showed any expression until a certain scent filled her nose, as someone with amazingly beautiful white hair she was so awfully familiar with sat down beside her. Her eyes finally showed a beam of light as she looked at his face while he was sitting next to her.

"Yo" Killua said plainly. "Where were you last night?" He asked, his eyes masked with curiosity and worry.

"Just took a stroll" Suna replied and gulped her saliva down, then forced a giggle. Killua noticed immediately that something happened and something was wrong.

"Did something happen?" Killua knew it was a stupid thing to ask when he already knew that something really did happen last night when she left his side. "You didn't return, I-I was just wondering why"

Suna felt all happy as a smile formed on her face but it immediately faded when she saw Illumi's disguise face or man, known as Gittarakur, walked past them. She looked away from Killua before answering. "I....I went to meet with someone"

Killua felt an unknown emotion stirring up inside him when Suna answered with that. 'I couldn't possibly be... jealous? Right? I shouldn't feel that' He said to himself and clenched his fist. "Oh, is that so? Okay, I'll just be with Gon and the others" Killua stood up and walked away from Suna.

Suna wanted to extend her hand out and grabbed the end of his shirt but she was too scared, so she just kept it to herself. Killua arrived where Gon is at and saw his cheek swollen. Amidst their conversation, Gon noticed Suna's nowhere near them.

"Where's Suna?"

"None of my business. Now what were you saying?" Gon frowned at Killua's response and stood up.

"I'm not telling, if she's not around. I'm gonna go look for her, I'll be back Killua" And with a wave, Gon ran off to find her. Killua watched his figure disappear from the distance then he stood up and also went to find that weird girl.

Suna was quite inside the room where his grandfather and all the other examiners are laughing and talking. Even hearing that her grandfather's gonna interview the said remaining applicants.

"....And don't even think that you're an exception— What's the matter Suna?" asked the chairman seeing the lifeless expression on her face. She smiled meekly and shook her head.

"I need to talk to you in somewhere private grandfather... can we?" Suna asked Netero and he just looked at her before nodding.

"Bean, announce the interview for the applicants. I'll be back as soon as I can" Netero bid to his assistant, Bean.

Suna walked outside the room and Netero was beside her. They reached the deck of the blimp and Suna's hair flew together with the wind. She pulled of the bands holding her twintails and the tip of her hair slowly turned blood red.

"What is it that you wanted to talk about Suna-chan?" Her grandfather asked and she gave him a sad look, with a sad smile on her lips.

"Grandfather.....I'll be forfeiting....I'm going home...."